English noun: sirenian mammal | |||
| 1. | sirenian mammal (animal) any of two families of large herbivorous aquatic mammals with paddle-shaped tails and flipper-like forelimbs and no hind limbs | ||
| Synonyms | sea cow, sirenian | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | aquatic mammal | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | dugong, Dugong dugon, Hydrodamalis gigas, manatee, Steller's sea cow, Trichechus manatus | ||
| Member meronym | order Sirenia, Sirenia | ||